
Marcario García
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 53 years ago |
Date of birth | January 20,1920 |
Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
Born | Castanos Municipality |
Mexico | |
Date of died | December 24,1972 |
Died | Houston |
Texas | |
United States | |
Years of service | United States Army |
United States Army Reserve | |
Rank | Command Sergeant Major |
Units | 22nd Infantry Regiment |
4th Infantry Division | |
Awards | Medal of Honor |
Purple Heart | |
Bronze Star Medal | |
Place of burial | Houston National Cemetery, Texas, United States |
Unit | 22d Infantry |
22d Infantry Regiment | |
4th Infantry Division | |
Servicebranch | United States Army |
Year of servic | United States Army: 1942-1945, United States Army Reserve: 1946-1972 |
United States Army | |
United States Army Reserve | |
Battleswar | World War II |
invasion of Normandy | |
Nationality | American |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1346955 |
Marcario García Life story
Staff Sergeant Marcario García also known as Macario García was the first Mexican immigrant to receive the Medal of Honor, the United States' highest military decoration. He received the award for his heroic actions as a soldier during World War II.